10 audiobooks for fans of The Myth of Sisyphus
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Albert Camus Speaking Out
by Albert Camus
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.72 ABR Score (265 ratings)★ 4.13 Goodreads (253) ★ 4.5 Audible (12)8h 42m listening time • Released 2022Ballerini's measured delivery gives Camus' ideas room to breathe—hear the philosopher's voice cutting through decades of political chaos with uncomfortable clarity and stubborn hope.
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Dream Town
Archer • Book 3
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini, Brittany Pressley
★ 4.31 ABR Score (44.4K ratings)★ 4.09 Goodreads (38.7K) ★ 4.51 Audible (5.7K)Baldacci's 1953 LA noir crackles with the dual narration of Ballerini and Pressley, whose distinct voices separate Archer's gritty investigation from the glamorous chaos around him—perfect for a mystery where everyone's lying.
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Best of "The Strand Magazine": 25 Years of Twists, Turns, and Tales from the Modern Masters of Mystery and Fiction
by Andrew F. Gulli - editor, Lamia J. Gulli - editor
Narrated by January LaVoy, Gerard Doyle, Simon Vance, Dion Graham, Dan Bittner, Roger Clark, Edoardo Ballerini, Grover Gardner, Christopher Tester, Jean Brassard, Scott Brick, Tim Campbell, Robin Miles, Joel Froomkin, full cast
★ 3.48 ABR Score (7 ratings)★ 4.67 Goodreads (3) ★ 3.75 Audible (4)14h 24m listening time • Released 2025A stellar ensemble cast transforms this curated mystery anthology into pure listening theater—each narrator becomes the perfect voice for their story, making 14 hours fly by.
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Ripper
by Isabel Allende
Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini
★ 3.39 ABR Score (24.3K ratings)★ 3.35 Goodreads (23.8K) ★ 3.94 Audible (458)14h 27m listening time • Released 2014Ballerini's crisp, intelligent narration transforms Allende's San Francisco serial killer mystery into a taut audiobook where you'll actually believe a teenage girl could outsmart the adults in the room.
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Murder on the Orient Express
A Hercule Poirot Mystery • Book 10
Narrated by Dan Stevens
★ 4.67 ABR Score (755.1K ratings)★ 4.2 Goodreads (741.3K) ★ 4.68 Audible (13.8K)6h 37m listening time • Released 2013Christie's most celebrated Poirot case — a murder on a snowbound train, a cast of suspects with no apparent motive, and a solution so audacious it shouldn't work but does.
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Five Little Pigs
Hercule Poirot • Book 24
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.43 ABR Score (96.2K ratings)★ 4.03 Goodreads (94.4K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.8K)6h 40m listening time • Released 2012 -
Peril at End House
Hercule Poirot • Book 8
Narrated by Hugh Fraser
★ 4.41 ABR Score (86.0K ratings)★ 4.02 Goodreads (84.6K) ★ 4.71 Audible (1.5K)5h 46m listening time • Released 2012 -
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Leaphorn & Chee • Book 2
Narrated by George Guidall
★ 4.37 ABR Score (21.8K ratings)★ 4.06 Goodreads (19.8K) ★ 4.67 Audible (1.9K)6h 2m listening time • Released 2015George Guidall's measured, deliberate narration transforms this Southwest noir into something hypnotic—his restraint makes every revelation land harder than any shouted twist ever could.
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Dogged Pursuit
Andy Carpenter • Book 31
Narrated by Grover Gardner
★ 4.36 ABR Score (3.0K ratings)★ 4.35 Goodreads (2.7K) ★ 4.86 Audible (319)6h 30m listening time • Released 2025Grover Gardner's warm, conversational narration makes this origin story feel like catching up with an old friend—his timing on Rosenfelt's wit is perfect, and he brings genuine heart to Andy's scrappy early days as a defense attorney.
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Evil Under the Sun (G. K. Hall's Agatha Christie Series)
Hercule Poirot • Book 23
Narrated by David Suchet
★ 4.34 ABR Score (90.9K ratings)★ 3.98 Goodreads (89.7K) ★ 4.67 Audible (1.2K)6h 25m listening time • Released 2012
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